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Foster & Foster Acquires Indiana-Based United Actuarial Services, Inc.

5:30 AM on Wednesday, April 1

FILE - Jimmie Akesson, leader of the Sweden Democrats Party and Ulf Kristersson, leader of the Moderate Party arrive for a press conference regarding the formation of the government, at the Parliament in Stockholm, on Oct. 14, 2022. (Jonas Ekstromer/TT News Agency via AP, File)

Swedish prime minister says he'll let a hard-right party enter a future government

5:15 AM on Wednesday, April 1

Sweden’s prime minister says his center-right party will allow a rival with far-right roots to enter the government if the country’s election this year produces a right-wing majority, taking a further decisive step to bring it into the political mainstream

Ricky Brinkley, a 65-year-old Democrat, is a retired truck driver working in his daughter's beauty supply store in Nashville, N.C., March 11, 2026. Brinkley says he votes in every presidential election but not all midterms — and never hears directly from candidates for high office. Voters like Brinkley will be critical to Democratic Senate candidate Roy Cooper's campaign this fall. (AP Photo/Bill Barrow)

North Carolina's electoral future may hinge on rural Black voters who feel ignored by Democrats

4:09 AM on Wednesday, April 1

Democrats in North Carolina are scrambling to turn out rural Black voters and say the party cannot win the state without them

MPS Law Welcomes David Meeks as a Partner

4:00 AM on Wednesday, April 1

Serbian journalists block the traffic outside the offices of Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in protest of mounting attacks and pressure on the media. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Serbian journalists protest reported attacks, pressure on media

3:50 AM on Wednesday, April 1

Dozens of Serbian journalists have blocked traffic outside the offices of populist President Aleksandar Vucic to protest what they say are mounting attacks and pressure on the media in the Balkan country

The sun has set behind a gas station in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

German growth forecast cut as Europe scrambles to contain price shock from Iran war

3:37 AM on Wednesday, April 1

Experts have slashed their 2026 and 2027 growth forecasts for the German economy, Europe’s biggest, while governments across the continent are introducing measures to help soften the price impact of the Iran war

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, left, and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung pose for a photo before their meeting at presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (Kim Do-hun/Yonhap via AP)

South Korea and Indonesia expand cooperation on defense and energy as Mideast war disrupts markets

2:22 AM on Wednesday, April 1

South Korea and Indonesia are expanding their cooperation on defense projects, technology, and supply chains as their leaders upgrade their strategic partnership

FILE - Chilean President-elect Jose Antonio Kast and his wife Maria Pia Adriasola greet supporters at the Santiago Cathedral after attending Mass in Santiago, Chile, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)

Chile’s new President José Antonio Kast brings openly religious views to a changing country

1:17 AM on Wednesday, April 1

Chile’s new president is a devout Catholic in a country that has grown increasingly secular but retains conservative traits in various areas

FILE -From left, Peter Wittebrood-Lemke, Frank Wittebrood, Ton Jansen, Louis Rogmans, Helene Faasen and Anne-Marie Thus, the pairs who were among four couples to get married under the world's first law allowing same-sex marriages with equal rights. cut the wedding cake after exchanging vows at Amsterdam's City Hall early April 1, 2001. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

Amsterdam celebrates 25 years since the world's first same-sex weddings

10:01 PM on Tuesday, March 31

Amsterdam is marking 25 years since the world's first gay marriages were celebrated in the Netherlands

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., departs following votes at the Capitol, Thursday, March 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

A messy California governor's race raises Democratic fears of potential loss

9:19 PM on Tuesday, March 31

Democrats have run California for years

Rohingya refugees struggling to survive in Bangladesh’s overcrowded camps, protest after their food assistance was slashed, in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo)

Food assistance slashed for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees trapped in Bangladesh camps

8:18 PM on Tuesday, March 31

Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees struggling to survive in Bangladesh’s overcrowded camps will see their food assistance slashed

FILE - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey visits the sidelines during an NCAA football game between Troy and Arkansas State, Oct. 7, 2023, in Troy, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is hospitalized after a minor procedure, her office says

5:21 PM on Tuesday, March 31

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has been hospitalized after undergoing what her office described as a minor procedure to remove fluid that was pressing on her lung

President Donald Trump listens to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins speak during an event with farmers on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, March 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump plans to move Forest Service headquarters to Utah and shutter research sites

5:16 PM on Tuesday, March 31

The Trump administration says it will be moving U.S. Forest Service headquarters from the nation's capital to Utah as part of a broad overhaul

President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump signs order directing creation of a national voter list, a move already facing lawsuit threats

2:48 PM on Tuesday, March 31

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that aims to tighten voting rules by creating a national list of eligible voters and limiting mail ballots

FILE -Britain's King Charles III waves as he arrives for a visit to University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre in London, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

King Charles III to make a state visit to the US despite calls to cancel due to the Iran war

5:03 AM on Tuesday, March 31

King Charles III is going ahead with a state visit to the United States in April, despite calls for the ceremonial event to be called off due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated criticism of the British government for failing to support the war in Iran

A man inspect the wreckage of an Iranian missile that landed near the West Bank village of Marda, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Trump lashes out at allies, says securing the Strait of Hormuz is 'not for us'

10:44 PM on Monday, March 30

President Donald Trump lashed out at allies who have been unwilling to do more to support the U.S. war effort against Iran

Anthony Almonte of the E Street Band, right, and Bruce Springsteen perform on opening night of the "Land of Hope And Dreams" tour at Target Center in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

Bruce Springsteen brings 'Streets of Minneapolis' home as he launches US tour with 'War'

9:05 PM on Monday, March 30

Bruce Springsteen was in a defiant but upbeat mood in Minneapolis as he launched his latest U.S. tour

Today in History: April 1, US forces invade Okinawa during World War II

9:07 AM on Monday, March 16

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